Peter Shire's Echo Park home

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"Plane-Air no. 1," a chair that references the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian and Gerrit Rietveld, the Dutch designer who was part of the 1920s group De Stijl. Behind it, a bed covered in Ikea textiles.

"Plane-Air no. 1," a chair that references the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian and Gerrit Rietveld, the Dutch designer who was part of the 1920s group De Stijl. Behind it, a bed covered in Ikea textiles. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

"Plane-Air no. 1," a chair that references the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian and Gerrit Rietveld, the Dutch designer who was part of the 1920s group De Stijl. Behind it, a bed covered in Ikea textiles.